Tag: animals

Animals across the globe are shrinking, and scientists think climate change might be to blame. This Boring Taxonomical Change Is Making Dinosaur Nerds Go Crazy – Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here – We got nominated for a People’s Choice Webby! That means, you can help us win. Please, take a minute and vote …

The efforts to save the Amazon rainforest actually did save it. However, new threats have arisen to combat conservation efforts. Ocean Volcanoes May Hold Clues To Alien Life – Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here – Read More: How Brazil Has Dramatically Reduced Tropical Deforestation “Over the past nine years, the rate of deforestation …

A new study has found cockroaches can sense the Earth’s magnetic field, an ability called magnetoreception. Could humans have this sense, too? Why Do Cockroaches Even Exist? – Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here – Read More: The Curious Case of Cockroach Magnetization “Kong and co placed a series of living and dead cockroaches …

Across the world, tons of people deny the existence of evolution. Their argument? They can’t see it! Well, what if evolution was taking place right before our eyes? Laci is joined by Catie Wayne from Animalist News to report on how evolution is happening in some species RIGHT NOW! Read More: The Peppered Moth “The …

Frog tongues can capture insects five times faster than you can blink, and grab mice and birds that weigh up to 1.4 times the frog itself. Scientists have finally realized how this is possible! 3 Weird Frog Discoveries! – Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here – Read More: Eating In The Blink Of An …

6 Terrifying Instances Of Pets Eating Their Owners 6. Burmese python In 1996, a 19-year-old Bronx man died after being attacked by his pet Burmese python. It’s likely that the 13-foot-long reptile mistook the man for food after it escaped its cage. The man was found by his neighbors in a pool of blood with …

Sometimes, endangered species make a comeback! How does this happen? Read More: Harbor Seal Pupping Season Has Begun “Springtime is pup season. At this time of year, harbor seal pups are frequently found alone on area beaches.” Many endangered species are back – but face new struggles “A study of marine mammals and other protected …

Scientists found that evolution takes at least a million years, but that’s without human intervention. Are we making animals evolve faster? Is It Possible For Evolution To Reverse? – Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here – Read More: Not so fast — researchers find that lasting evolutionary change takes about one million years “In …

#DoesItFart has been trending on Twitter, and scientists have been answering. Here’s everything you need to know about the farting database. What Farts Say About Your Health – Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here – Read More: What Makes Us Fart? “The answer may stink, but eating or drinking anything gives us gas. In …

Zoos are often depicted as a terrible place for animals to live, but is there any truth to this? Read More: Sources of stress in captivity “Animals housed in artificial habitats are confronted by a wide range of potentially provocative environmental challenges.” Let Them Eat Carcass “We Americans have a funny relationship with food. We …